Timeline of history of Rajasthan
- 4500-3200 BC: Mesolithic site of Bagor
- 3000-2000 BC: Chalcolithic culture of Ganeshwar, Balathal and Ahar
- 2600 BC: Mature Harappan phase of the Indus Valley Civilization begins covering the city of Kalibangan
- 700-300 BC: Matsya Kingdom, one of the sixteen Mahajanpadas, its capital was Viratnagar, modern day Bairat
- 300 BC- 300 AD: Period of small Republics and Kingdoms like Malava, Shivi, Arjunayana, Yaudheya etc.
- 7th century AD: Chavda dynasty establish its rule in south Rajasthan with its capital at Bhinmal.
- 700 AD Chinese traveler visits a few cities in Rajasthan
- 725 AD: Bappa Rawal defeats Arabs and captures the Chittor Fort from them.
- 728 AD: Bappa Rawal establish Mewar dynastry at Chittor Garh
- 720s AD: Ajayraja II of Chauhan dynasty established City of Ajmer.
- 738 AD: Nagabhata I, the founder of Pratihar dynasty defeated an Arab army.
- 971 AD: Vigraharaja II sits on the throne of Shakambhari
- 1018 Mahmud Ghazni attacks
- 1031 Vimalshah constructs Dilwara temple
- 1113 Ajay raj II shifted his capital to Ajaymeru(Ajmer) from Shakambhari
- 1137 Kachwaha set up Dhundhar
- 1156 Rao Jaisal Singh establishes Jaisalmer state
- 1178 Muhammad Ghori defeated in Battle of Kashadra near Mount Abu by Chaulukyas (Solanki) of Gujarat with the help of Chauhans of Nadol, Jalore and Parmaras of Chandravati.
- 1191 First Battle of Tarain, Prithviraj Chauhan defeats Muhammad Ghori
- 1192: Disastrous defeat of Rajputs Under Prithviraj in Taraori leading to large scale destruction of their powers.[1]
- 1230 Tejpal and Vastupal build Neminath temples at Dilwara
- 1234 Rao Jait Singh defeats Iltutmish
- 1237 Rao Jait Singh defeats Balban
- 1301 Alauddin Khalji captures Ranthambhor defeating Hammirdeva
- 1303 Chittorgarh falls to Khilji, Rani Padmini's Jauhar
- 1311 Khilji defeats Kanhadadeva and captures Jalore
- 1326 Rana Hammir re takes Chittorgarh
- 1433 Maharana Kumbha becomes king
- 1439 Maharana Kumbha build Vijay Stambha
- 1459 Rao Jodha founded Jodhpur
- 1465 Rao Bika set up Bikaner
- 1517 Rana Sanga defeated combined Muslim forces of Malwa and Gujarat in Gagron and conquered Malwa (Central India) and made Medini Rai king of Malwa with Chanderi as his capital.[2]
- 1519 Rana Sanga defeated Afghans of Ibrahim Lodhi Multiple times and freed most of Present Day Rajasthan.
- 1527 Coalition of Rajput Prince defeated by Babur in Khanua led by Sanga ending supremacy of Rajputs Sanga established in last 10 years.[3]
- 1544 Battle at Jaitaran between Raja Maldeo and Sher Shah Suri
- 1559 Udaipur is founded by Maharana Udaisingh
- 1567 Siege of Chittorgarh by Akbar
- 1576 Battle of Haldighati
- 1606 Battle of Dewair, Mughal forces under Asaf Khan was defeated by Maharana Amar Singh
- 1727 Sawai Jai Singh II founded city of Jaipur
- 1733 Maharaja Suraj Mal establishes Jat state at Bharatpur
- 1818 Many rulers signed treaties with East India Company
- 1857 first independence movement, Nasirabad
- 1949 Heera Lal Shastri becomes the chief minister
- 1956 Rajasthan state reorganised[4]
References
- ↑ Jadunath Sarkar 1994, p. 26.
- ↑ Chaurasia 2002, p. 156.
- ↑ Jadunath Sarkar 1994, p. 36.
- ↑ https://books.google.com.au/books?id=XfposKrZJ3YC&dq=Timeline+of+history+of+Rajasthan&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Zvm5VNBAh-mZBeXugfAB&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA Rajasthan: Webster’s Timeline History, 805 - 2007
Books
- Chaurasia, Radhey Shyam (2002). History of Medieval India: From 1000 A.D. to 1707 A.D. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-269-0123-4.
- Jadunath Sarkar (1994). A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-250-0333-5.
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